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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 8, 2014
Germany manager Joachim Loew released the 30 names on his provisional 2014 FIFA World Cup squad on Thursday, with a few surprise inclusions in the large list. Naturally, that also meant that a few other names who were expected to feature had to miss out. Germany will play a friendly against Poland before Loew makes his final selections, with the bad news of not making the 23-man squad to be handed...
Published: May 8, 2014
The 2014 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass is guaranteed to be less dramatic than in years past with the elimination of sudden death. However, the stakes remain sky-high as golf’s best take aim at the prestigious PGA Tour title. Last month, the PGA Tour announced that The Players would switch to a three-hole aggregate playoff starting in 2014, with the course’s final three holes...
Published: May 8, 2014
Yes, England can win the World Cup. Of course they can—they have as good a chance as any other outsiders in the tournament. But I don’t think they will, and if they reach the semi-finals it would be reason to rejoice. However, anything is possible. Remember how Denmark won the Euros in 1992, when they came off the beach having not even prepared for the tournament? I don’t foresee...
Published: May 8, 2014
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive tear at the Mutua Madrid Open Thursday with a breezy 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Jarkko Nieminen in the third round. With the victory, the scintillating Spaniard advanced to the quarterfinals and took another step toward successfully defending his Madrid Open title. The stars were out in full force to witness Nadal’s greatness on the Madrid clay, including Real...
Published: May 8, 2014
The Players Championship is one of the most exciting tournaments each season, and the 2014 edition with a first-place prize of $1.8 million will help make the competition at TPC Sawgrass even more intense. With the defending tournament champion and the world’s No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods out of action, the focus on players like Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar, who are hunting...
Published: May 8, 2014
Nigeria head to Brazil as African champions and they will hope to improve on their last two World Cup showings, when they were eliminated in the first round. The signs since their Cup of Nations triumph in early 2013 have, however, done little to suggest that the Super Eagles are building upon their unforgettable tournament victory. They made heavy work of a straightforward opening CAF Qualifying group...
Published: May 8, 2014
Is the purpose of sport to entertain? Or is entertainment just a byproduct of sport? The answer to that is perhaps defined by the nature of the sport itself, but you get the feeling it is the former as far as Formula One is concerned. F1 is constantly looking for ways to “enhance the show” and “provide a spectacle.” It is, after all, part of the entertainment business. That...
Published: May 8, 2014
The LPGA Tour may have bigger names, bigger purses and more visibility, but the Ladies European Tour (LET) has proven to be a very competitive stage for young international women to improve their games. Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sorenstam started on the Ladies European Tour before they became household names. Laura Davies has staunchly supported the LET and has 45 wins on that tour since she became...
Published: May 8, 2014
Serena Williams defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to move into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. She also recorded her 650th win, per the WTA’s official website. That puts Williams in an exclusive club with 10 other women: Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Virginia Wade, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Lindsay Davenport, Conchita Martinez, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Billie...
Published: May 8, 2014
As the 2014 FIFA World Cup edges closer and closer, B/R are ramping up their efforts to bring you all the information needed on every single team. Here, we take a look at Carlos Queiroz’s 28-man preliminary Iran squad, detailing every player selected and bringing you their experience, position, number of caps and more. The squad, of course, is headlined by Iranian legends Jalal Hosseini,...